Motor vehicles – Steering gear – With electric power assist
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Steering gear
With electric power assist
C180S443000, C701S042000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07984786
ABSTRACT:
An electric power steering device, including an electric motor supplied with power from a power supply device to generate a predetermined steering assistance force for a steered wheel, and an assistance control device the controls the amount of electrical power supplied to the electric motor, according to the steering state of a steering wheel. The assistance control device detects the power supply voltage of the power supply device. The assistance control device controls the electrical current supplied to the electric motor, so as to maintain the power supply voltage greater than or equal to a set voltage which is set in advance.
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Aoki Yutaka
Fujita Shuji
Ido Yuichiro
Kasai Eiji
Yamazaki Ippei
Hurley Kevin
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
Yeagley Daniel
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